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MUCH IMPROVED THREE YEAR OLD GLADIATOR A SPLENDIDLY BRED YOUNG HORSE AND ANDLIKELY LIKELY TO RANK HIGH AMONG THE COLTS OF OFHIS HIS AGE IN THIS YEARS RACING By EXILE EXILEWhats Whats in a name For all that Gladiator Is a ripping good name for a horse giving as It does the idea of a game one a lighter who could never turn it up and the Latonia Gladiator perhaps may live up to his name Anyway he has already won two good races this year including the Southampton Handicap and recent advices from the east inform me that not many of those now racing on Metropol ¬ itan tracks can take his number down Be this as it may Gladiator is bred on the same plan of mating as so many of the late James It Keenes best Dominos were bred towit by a Domino horse dam a mare of English or all foreign lineage lineageLotawaima Lotawaima dam of Gladiator is by Trenton which the larrikins in Australia will tell you was about as good a horse as Carbine and a splendid specimen of the thoroughbred racer was Trenton I saw him once at Cobham a good many years ago and he was a son of Musket Frailty by Goldsborough one of the best brood mare sires ever in Australia and why not for his dam Sylvia was by Fisherman Trenton of course Is much of an outcross for Domino and even better than this Is the Barcaldine strain brought In by way of Gladiators granddam Tabitha Satire which follows is a daughter of Blair Athol and Gladiator a member of the Diversion by Defence branch of the No family to which also trace such good horses as the Frenchmen Nimbus Nuage and Finasseur the latter two winners of the Grand Prix and in England Sunstar Marie Stuart which beat Doneaster for the St Leger White Eagle Galtee More Aril Patrick The Palmer Bosierucian etc Any time a winner which traces to Diversion does put in an appearance he is liable to be good very very good goodSuperman Superman sire of Gladiator is certain some tine day to sire a good horse for his dam Anomaly is by Bend Or his granddam Blue Hose by Coernlcns brother to Blue Gown and the next dam Angelic sister to St Simon SimonThe The pedigree of Gladiator therefore suggests Derby success as it does also great improvement from Hicli iis yieDomiiio3Iiisketcrossliaa already resulted In the production of Luke McLuke Gladiator may perchance betlie rod in pickle and Derby success await him nextsaturday
